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MinM

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27. Shock Doctrine'd

Reply to rbrnmw (Original post)

Sat Aug 29, 2015, 12:36 PM

Aug 2015

Last edited Sat Aug 29, 2015, 02:11 PM - Edit history (1)

Democracy Now! ?@democracynow: Shock Doctrine: Mass Privatization of NOLA Schools in Storm’s Wake & Its Effects Today http://owl.li/RviBJ

Dubya probably thinks of it as a victory lap.

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I can't believe Dubya had the stones to go back to NOLA [View all] rbrnmw Aug 2015 OP

I can believe it. Faux pas Aug 2015 #1

not having a conscience also makes it pretty easy phantom power Aug 2015 #28

Sociopaths Faux pas Aug 2015 #29

People on the sociopath spectrum have huge advantages in politics and business. phantom power Aug 2015 #30

I'm sure it's Faux pas Aug 2015 #46

Perhaps he delusional and still believes he did good Sienna86 Aug 2015 #2

Pretty sure he thinks that HassleCat Aug 2015 #26

It's the lack of brains that brought him back to NOLA FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #3

did he bring cake and his guitar? CTyankee Aug 2015 #4

I was pretty flabbergasted myself. eom BlueCaliDem Aug 2015 #5

I sincerely doubt Euphoria Aug 2015 #6

I still have photos of the last staged event Generic Other Aug 2015 #22

That middle one is a beaut. hifiguy Aug 2015 #33

Well JebusenoughBushes has the stones to run for the Presidency malaise Aug 2015 #7

And to brag about emergency preparedness with Brownie rbrnmw Aug 2015 #14

You and me both! libodem Aug 2015 #8

It shows he absolutely has no conscience, though we already knew that. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2015 #9

Exactly right. GoCubsGo Aug 2015 #21

He's stupid too. hunter Aug 2015 #24

I am deeply sickened every time these war criminals parade around like US royalty. Mnemosyne Sep 2015 #47

He looked and sounded like he was drunk. femmocrat Aug 2015 #10

perhaps next month his victory visit to iraq dembotoz Aug 2015 #11

maybe he will paint a dream picture of the still ruined, neighborhoods of ghost homes. Sunlei Aug 2015 #12

That's what too much coke and booze COLGATE4 Aug 2015 #13

It's not stones ... GeorgeGist Aug 2015 #15

Um, yep, I thought it was pretty cheeky of the Old Boy Grammy23 Aug 2015 #16

He's the Entitled One. He goes where he pleases. eppur_se_muova Aug 2015 #17

You're right he feels entitled rbrnmw Aug 2015 #18

Sociopath murderer that. lonestarnot Aug 2015 #19

+1000 smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #41

He's relying on a characteristic common among a lot of voters. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #20

I noticed that DU was a bit slow too...been that way for a couple of days... CTyankee Aug 2015 #45

He has no conscience, so I can beleive it. nt City Lights Aug 2015 #23

I'm glad he went, if only to remind everyone of his abject failure to prepare and respond Tanuki Aug 2015 #25

Shock Doctrine'd MinM Aug 2015 #27

I'm surprised they didn't run him out of town. nt Jamaal510 Aug 2015 #31

me too rbrnmw Aug 2015 #35

He's dumber than a sack of hammers, has no self-awareness hifiguy Aug 2015 #32

W is simply stupid and clueless Gothmog Aug 2015 #34

His brother is just as stupid as him rbrnmw Aug 2015 #36

they always said Jeb was the smart one Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #38

I know but as soon he started campaigning rbrnmw Aug 2015 #39

and dance! Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #37

It def will, and if Jeb somehow gets the nomination, ericson00 Aug 2015 #40

Yes it does rbrnmw Aug 2015 #44

Once a piece of shit, always a piece of shit. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #42

You can say that again. rbrnmw Aug 2015 #43